As such, Fanon (1952) argues that the “black
neuroses” is caused by an elimination of black/native culture and its replacement
by the favoured Eurocentric culture as the only standard or model to aspire to.
In other words, the self loathing aspect of the oppressed identity is forged by
the coloniser. Fanon’s “black neuroses” refers to the black man’s[1] aspirations to be accepted by the coloniser; or even to become the
coloniser. Hook (2004a) extends this
condition to the South African context in the following quote: “apartheid may
be considered a particular extension or variation of the basic politics and
conditions of colonialism”.

He refers to Bertoldi (1998) who claims that the
basic constructs of colonialism i.e. politics and conditions, apply to
apartheid. In a similar way, the South African “black neuroses” becomes a
variant of the original Fanonian condition.